Seniors Lead Baseball to Win Over Carrollton

Louisville 11, Carrollton 1, 5 Innings

The Louisville Leopards Varsity Baseball team earned an 11-1 victory in 5 Innings against the visiting Carrollton Warriors on Senior Day Thursday. With the victory, Louisville is now 16-8 overall and remains tied for first place with a 10-2 NBC record.

Senior Alex Hewitt pitched a complete game, gave up just 1 run on 4 hits, and struck out 8 to lead the Leopards on the mound. Hewitt also ripped a walk-off single to right field in the bottom of the sixth to clinch the run-rule win for Louisville.

Senior Joe Crank blasted a 3-run triple to kickstart the Leopards 6-run fourth inning. Crank would go on to finish with 2 runs scored and 4 RBIs. Senior Adam Nyland also batted 2-for-3 with 3 runs batted in for Louisville. Nyland was the Warriors nightmare this week as he finished with 7 hits in just two games against Carrollton.

Caleb Pasiuk’s sacrifice fly to right field scored Krantz for the Warriors only run of the game in the top of the fifth inning. Carrollton is now 3-14 overall and 0-11 in conference play.

Brock Haren and Stephen Kerzan each had 2 hits, 2 runs scored, and an RBI for the Leopards as well. Louisville has now defeated Carrollton in 14 straight meetings.

Prior to the contest, Louisville honored all five of their Seniors that included Marco Buccasso, Joe Crank, Alex Hewitt, Adam Nyland, and Krisztian Toth. Leopard Nation would like to personally thank these five Seniors for all their hard work & dedication to the Louisville Baseball Program and wish them the best of luck after high school!

UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to New Philadelphia to take on the Quakers on Friday, May 8 at 7:30 PM at Tuscora Park.

JV: Louisville 17, Carrollton 1

After edging Carrollton two evenings ago, the Leopards JV Baseball team blasted the host Warriors 17-1 Thursday to clinch the NBC Outright. With the win, Louisville is now 20-3 overall and remains a perfect 12-0 against conference foes.

Freshman: Louisville 13, Carrollton 2, 6 Innings

The Leopards Freshman Team pounded out 21 hits during their 13-2 victory in 6 Innings at Carrollton Thursday. With the win, Louisville improves to 12-7 overall and is 3-0 against NBC teams this season.

Jack Davis batted 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles & 5 RBIs and Brandon Wahl batted 4-for-5 with a triple, a pair of doubles, & 3 runs scored to lead the Leopards. Dylan English and Gavin VanZant also finished with 3 hits each for Louisville.